Paper-bag rack



L. E. RAINBOLT PAPER BAG RACK. AFPLICATION FILED DEC-18.1914- RENEWEDJULY 7, I6- 1,196 Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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LEE E. RAINBOLT, OF BEDFORD, INDIANA.

PAPER-BAG- RACK.

Application filed December 18, 1914, Serial No. 877,908. Renewed July 7,1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, LEE E. RAINBOLT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bedford, in the county of Lawrence and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Paper-Bag Rack, of which the following isa specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted tobe employed for holding paper bags of the sort in which merchandise iscommonly dispensed in retail stores.

One object of the present invention is to provide a device of the typeabove alluded to in which bags may be detached readily, novel meansbeing provided whereby a package of bags may be mounted readily upon theholder Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby theposition of the bags may be adjusted vertically, thereby rendering thebags readily accessible.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 shows the invention in sideelevation, parts being sectioned; Fig. 2 is a front elevation; Fig. 3 isa rear elevation; Fig. 4 is a fragmental front elevation on an enlargedscale, the bags being shown as an added detail; Fig. 5 is a fragmentalside elevation upon an enlarged scale; Fig. 6 is a bottom plan; Fig. 7is a cross section on the line 77 of Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a verticalsectional detail showing a modified form of theinvention.

In carrying out the present invention there is provided a bracket 1adapted to be mounted upon a suitable support of any sort such as ashelf or a counter. The

bracket 1 is of rectangular form and em-.

bodies a base 2 and a flange 3, the base 2being provided with apertures4 adapted to receive securing elements whereby the bracket is held inplace. The upright flange Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 191.6.

Serial No. 108,057.

3 of the bracket 1 is equipped with spaced sockets 5.

Adjustable vertically in the sockets 5 of the bracket 1 is an upright 6preferably in the form of a bar, the upright being held in adjustedpositions with respect to the bracket 1 by means of a set screw 7threaded into the flange 3 ofthe bracket between reinforcing wings 8which extend between the flange 3 and the base 2 Fixed to and projectingforwardly from the upright 6 near to the upper and lower ends thereofare arms 9 provided with notches 10 in their upper edges.

The invention further includes a support which is a composite structure,the support embodying a back bar 11 provided with pins 12 or otherprojections adapted to be received removably in the notches 10 of thearms 9. Extended longitudinally of the back bar 11 is a strip preferablyfashioned from metal, the ends of the strip being formed into feet 14:abutting against the up per and lower ends of the back bar 11, the feet14 being held to the ends of the back bar by means of securing elements15. The strip is zig-zagged or bent upon itself to form inclinedsupporting ledges 16 and to form guard shoulders 17 overhanging theledges 16. The ledges 16 and the guard shoulders 17 define angles in thestrip, and these angles abut against the back bar 11. Securing elements18 which may be nailsor screws pass through the angles of the strip andenter the back bar 11 to hold the strip in place on the back bar. Ineach of the ledges 16 is formed an opening 19 alined with an opening 20in the back bar 7, as will be understood best when Fig. 2 of thedrawings is compared with Fig. 1.

Removably mounted in the openings 19 and 20 are pins 21, each pin 21being adapted to be inserted through a bunch of bags 22. After the pin21 has been thrust through a bunch of bags, the pin is inserted throughthe openings 19 and 20, the bags lying against the ledges 16 and beingshielded at their upper ends by the shoulders 17.

It will be observed that the ledges 16 are of different lengths toaccommodate bags of diflerent sizes and as many or as few ledges 16 maybe provided as is considered expedient. When the bags upon any one ledge16 are exhausted, another bunch of bags through which a pin 21 has beeninserted may be placed upon the ledge, by merely inserting the pin 21into the openings 19 and 20. The operation of refilling any one ledgemay therefore be carried out with great rapidity. I11 practice, it israre that all of the bags of different sizes are used up at once. Whenone of the bag supports is partially emptied, the back bar may belifted, thereby disengaging the pins 21 from the notches 10 in the arms9 of the upright 6. Thereupon, the partially emptied bag sup port may betaken to a source of supply and be replenished, or a filled bag supportmay be substituted for the original bag support when the latter isemptied or partially so. Further, by loosening the set screw 7 it ispossible to adjust vertically the upright 6 and with it the back bar 11and the bags thereon. The bags thus may be held at all times at aconvenient height and within the reach of the operator. The folds in thebags, indicated at 23 in Fig. 4 preferably are outwardly disposed andtherefore when a bag is desired, the same may be snatched readily andquickly off the pin 21 the fold in the bag being received in the hand ofthe operator.

The use of the set screw 7 is not mandatory. Referring to Fig. 8, thebracket is shown at 1, the same embodying a base 2 and a flange 3 Thesockets are shown at 5 The numeral 6 denotes the upright, and the latteris provided with a plurality of vertically spaced openings 100. The backbar of the bag support appears at 11 and is provided with pins 12adapted to be received in notches 10 formed in arms 9 attached to theupright 6 all as hereinbefore' described. In the present embodiment ofthe invention, however, a pin 101 is thrust rearwardly through thelowermost socket 5 and may be inserted into any of the openings 100thereby to secure a vertical adjustment of the upright 6 After the pin101 is in position, the back bar or support 11 is mounted in lace theins 12 enterin The bar 6 of Fig. 8 cannot be moved upwardly above theposition there shown, because the arms 9 will strike against the loweredge of the socket 5 if such an adjustment is attempted. The bar 6,however, may be moved downwardly to any desired extent, the pin 101being placed in one of the upper openings 100. The bar 6 of Fig. 1 maylikewise be moved downwardly when the set screw 7 is loosened. In otherwords, the bars 6 and 6 are shown in their extreme uppermost positions.If the base 2 or the base 2 is attached to a shelf, a horizontal beam,or other support located s0 high as to raise the uppermost bag holdersbeyond reach, the bars 6 or 6 may be lowered as above described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a deviceof the class described, an upright and a back bar, one of which isprovided with projecting arms, the other of which is provided withprojections engaging the arms; bag holding means 011 the back bar; and abracket in which the upright is vertically adjustable.

2. In a device of the class described, a bracket; an upright verticallyadjustable in the bracket; means for holding the upright in adjustedpositions with respect to the bracket; arms projecting from the uprightand provided with notches; a back bar having projections received in thenotches; and bag holding means on the back bar.

3. In a device of the class described, a bracket including a socket; anupright longitudinally adjustable in the socket and provided withopenings; a pin removably inserted through a portion of the socket andadapted to be engaged in any of the openings; a bag support abuttingagainst the pin to prevent the withdrawal thereof; and detachablyinterengaged elements on the upright and on the bag support, saidelements coacting to prevent longitudinal and transverse movement of thebag support, whereby the latter will be maintained in abutment with thepin.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 1 as my own, I have heretoaflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LEE E. RAIN BOLT.

IVitnesses HENRY P. PEARSON, WM. R. MARTIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

